The python was ordered with Gavin's credit card and shipped via Fedex right to her door. After some investigating, the Illinois grandmother learned that her granddaughter ordered the reptile without telling her.

Understandably, anyone who opens a package to find a surprise snake will be a little scared but the truth is, the Spotted Python is a pretty common pet.

The snake sent to Delores Gavin was just a baby, but an adult python can grow to be four feet long.